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The days of barking teachers with smacking; rulers and interpersonal relationships in the classroom can book-adding buddies to cold authoritative overseers student-teacher relationship is best for learning? And what do students desire from their teachers and pro
Relationships between students and teachers evolve dramatically from early elementary school all the way to graduate programs. Robert Harrington, professor of psychology and research in education, explains that elementary school teachers play the role of educator; nurturer and safety supervisor; teachers have to keep structure in a classroom with children in order to establish organization and to foster proper socialization and behavior management.
As children grow up and gain independence, a teacher's role changes to provide an environment that allows students to make their own choices about their education. This freedom can be a blessing and a curse when it comes to establishing an authoritative line between teacher and student and creating an adequate learning environment.In lieu of the heavier supervision and nurture,as seen in elementary school,students can control their own learning in college.
But students often feel that their overall classroom experience is enhanced when teachers become people—when teaching goes beyond the lecture and notes. Nicole Simms, St. Louis, Missouri, senior; connected with an English professor when she discovered their mutual love of running. Simms felt that her professor understood her on a level that most teachers don't because of what they had in common outside of the classroom. They both ran in the same half marathon and Simms saw her teacher in a different light.
"Seeing your professor running the same race as you takes him down to your level. He wasn't only my teacher anymore but a fellow runner, a really good one at that. I could look
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January 22,2009